Ranking of Illinois Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2018

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Birth Rate per 1K for Illinois was 11.61. Among all Illinois counties, Peoria County had the highest birth rate (14.09), followed by Cass County (13.91), and Douglas County (13.82).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Illinois counties.

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Ranking of Illinois Counties By Birth Rate per 1K in 2018
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Rank County Birth Rate
1 Peoria County 14.09
2 Cass County 13.91
3 Douglas County 13.82
4 Edwards County 13.54
5 Effingham County 13.51
6 Moultrie County 13.21
7 Pike County 12.98
8 Vermilion County 12.78
9 Clay County 12.75
10 Macon County 12.7
11 Marion County 12.66
12 St. Clair County 12.43
13 Winnebago County 12.41
14 Jefferson County 12.38
15 Cook County 12.25
15 Warren County 12.25
16 Livingston County 12.22
17 Adams County 12.01
18 Kane County 12
19 Saline County 11.98
20 Franklin County 11.88
21 Richland County 11.67
22 Kendall County 11.65
23 Jasper County 11.63
23 Wabash County 11.63
24 Wayne County 11.6
25 Grundy County 11.59
26 Sangamon County 11.51
27 Williamson County 11.49
28 Ford County 11.47
29 Rock Island County 11.42
30 Knox County 11.31
31 DuPage County 11.28
32 Kankakee County 11.25
33 Madison County 11.13
34 Fayette County 11.09
35 Woodford County 11.07
36 Piatt County 11.04
36 Stark County 11.04
37 McLean County 11.02
38 Greene County 10.99
39 Stephenson County 10.95
40 Will County 10.9
41 Clinton County 10.86
42 Champaign County 10.84
43 Clark County 10.82
44 LaSalle County 10.79
45 Iroquois County 10.76
46 White County 10.75
47 Morgan County 10.74
48 Edgar County 10.69
49 Montgomery County 10.58
50 Carroll County 10.55
51 DeKalb County 10.52
51 Union County 10.52
52 Lake County 10.48
53 Tazewell County 10.45
54 Boone County 10.43
55 Crawford County 10.42
56 Pulaski County 10.4
56 Whiteside County 10.4
57 Washington County 10.3
58 Jackson County 10.29
59 Henry County 10.25
60 Hancock County 10.23
61 Randolph County 10.21
62 Cumberland County 10.15
63 Bureau County 10.11
64 De Witt County 10.1
64 Monroe County 10.1
65 Scott County 10.07
66 McHenry County 10.04
67 Logan County 9.98
68 Jersey County 9.95
68 Massac County 9.95
69 Ogle County 9.9
70 Lee County 9.85
71 Christian County 9.82
72 Shelby County 9.8
73 Macoupin County 9.75
74 Hamilton County 9.67
75 Coles County 9.54
76 Fulton County 9.31
77 Lawrence County 9.23
77 Perry County 9.23
78 Marshall County 9.16
79 Bond County 9.12
80 Putnam County 9.09
81 Schuyler County 9.08
82 Brown County 8.94
82 Menard County 8.94
83 Calhoun County 8.88
84 Henderson County 8.86
85 Mason County 8.75
86 McDonough County 8.73
87 Gallatin County 8.69
88 Alexander County 8.61
89 Jo Daviess County 8.49
90 Mercer County 8.4
91 Johnson County 8.07
92 Pope County 6.69
93 Hardin County 6.41